Qiangpi becomes a strong typhoon! Turn north to stay away and invade directly? The potential of the latest path is exposed

Qiangpi strengthened into a severe typhoon at 8 pm today. (Taken from the official website of the Meteorological Administration)

The Central Meteorological Administration announced today (17th) evening that "Qiangpi" intensified into a severe typhoon at 8 p.m., and it took less than 24 hours to change from a moderate typhoon to a severe typhoon. Typhoon Qiangbi is currently moving steadily towards the northwest and west, and is expected to be closest to Taiwan next Friday and Saturday (23rd and 24th).

The strong typhoon Qiangpi was centered at 12.7 degrees north latitude and 146.1 degrees east longitude at 8 o'clock this evening, moving northwest at a speed of 22 kilometers per hour. The central air pressure is 925 hPa, the maximum wind speed near the center is 51 meters per second, the average storm radius of Category 7 winds is 180 kilometers, and the average storm radius of Category 10 winds is 80 kilometers.

Because the ocean environment on its path is suitable for development, Typhoon Qiangbi intensified into a moderate typhoon at 2 a.m. today and a severe typhoon at 8 p.m. today. It is developing rapidly. The Meteorological Administration predicts that its intensity may continue to increase in the future.

Currently, the Meteorological Administration predicts that there are two modes of the typhoon track. The first is that when it moves to the sea off the eastern coast of Taiwan, it starts to turn north and gradually moves away from Taiwan; the second is that it passes directly westward through Taiwan. The two modes are still very different and will not become clearer until next week.